The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-08
PUTTING on HER TIGHTS,
THAT Is WHAT AN ACTRESS
WAS DOING
When II. 4. H. Ran In on Her-Lllly
Langtry and Fay Templeton-
Dixie's Hard Joke.

dress 10 the throne, ana Will now pro-
coed To the discussion OF the new
rules Of procedure, and this, ii is ex-
pected, will absorb all the time inter-
vening between this and Easter.
Warlike preparations 90 on with
great vigor throughout Europe, bat as
Tor beginning hostiities in good
earnest the whole lot OF them are like
schoolboys-"one's afraid and the
other duisn't." It is all IFS" accord.
ing to the newspapers. II France
does 90 aud so, then Austria will do 30
and go, and Russia will do 80 and 40,
etc. Then thy figure 1t out again
from another 81" and 30 on TO the
end OF the chapter. But as none OF
them do anything but talk, the "ifs"
don't occur, and there is no war.
Archibald Forbes has been retained
by the Daily NeUs as it's war CORE
spondent, and placed on waiting
orders.
The Prince OF Wales Is still at the
south OF France. The most popular
OF American women Ia London 70
Lady Randolph Churchill. She was
present ut ihs New Club on the night
when the Prince of Wales and his
party arrived from the Opera Comique.
Among the ladies at the club were
several OF the political variety. The
Prince OF Wales gossiped for some
time with Lady Randolph, at whose
side he SIT during the acrobatic per-
formaUce which was given. The fact
that the Prioce's equerTy is with
Lord r ,ndolpb, combined with other
circumstances, favor the impression
that the Prince OF Wales has taken
Lord Randolph In land.
Prince and the thea ers, OF which he
Isl great pNron, reminds me that
some years sgo II was favorite
amusement OF II. r. ii. to fnd his
way behind the scenes OF tbeaters,
where he was content TO endure famil.
iarities, and even indignities, from
scene shiflers for the pleasure OF a
little Bohemian society. One night,
fleeing before an army OF men engsg.
ed 10 preparing heavy set, he in
nocently sought refuge in room, the
door OF which he found star. But,
almost befo;e he bad entered, there
was scream, and he felt himself
seiE ID by the shoulders by an ind!g-
nant old dresser" who thrust him
forth, and slammed the door in his
face. He had intruded upon the lead
ing lady while she was in the critical
act of changing her tights for the next
act. For this unfortunate mistake he
made on ample apology, and, 1t Is
needless TO say, was gracefully for
given by the fair victim OF his indis.
erection.
II will be remembered that LILLY
Langtry was interviewed in America
on London society and with reference
TO Miss Fortetcue. The London pa
pers have takOn the interview up, aud
are handling the fair Jersey Lily
without owes They declare she ia
not In society, and attribute her loss
Of caste not to her acting profession
ally, but 10 her conduct with Freddy
Gebhsrdt, aud perhaps somewhat to
the fracas which took pace in Hyde
Park between Lord Lonsdale and Sir
George Chetwynd, A similar row
occurred at the Gaiety TbeAter the
other night between Lord do Clifford
and Lord Grey dc Wilton. These
two young noblsmen -one Of whom,
De Wilton, is we'll known in fast 30
oiety, and the other is just beginning
his career as "plunger"-pummelled
each other lustily in approved p. r.
style, and one at least carried away
marks Of the encounter. 'Ol course
there was woman at the bottom OF
the matter, equally OF course no ar
rests were made, and still more Of
course the talk OF a duel In Belgium
will end in talk.
And while on the subject OF the
Gaieiy must tell you that Fay Tenn
has been acting there in Monte Cristo,
H., has got into row with the man.
agemenL Mss rempleton certainly
created sensation by the brevity Of
her attire at both ends, and caused un.
pleasant rsma ks in this, the most
famous temple OF nudity in the world.
The management hnally wrote her q
letter dispensing with her services,
but Mss Templetoh declined 10 20
She has been and is living under The
protection OF q young New Yorker
we'll but not favorably known except
for the g 20 OF his bank account, anc
with the slnews Of war thue provided
Miss Templeton has appealed to the
courts, with the result that yesterday
she procured temporary injunction
restraining the manager, Mr.. George
Edwards, from discharging her, pend
ing the further hearing OF the matter
Meantime the American Exhibition ia
daily attracting more and more at
tention, and Is sure TO be the reignin[
attraction OF permanent character O
the jubilee year. The Court and SO
ciety Journal has the following editoria
this week: II hear, on the best au
thority, that very strong efforts are be
ing made, both in England ant
America, to induce the President o
the United States TO open the America
Exhibition In person, as q specia
compliment to the Queens jubilee
Undoubtedly, no European sovereign
would be received here WITH such en-
thusiasm ~ the representative OF ou
cousins acIoss the Atlantic, Let u
hope, however, that II the Presiden
does come, he will not be relegatsd +
some private hotel of Bond street, bu
received with all the honor due TO hi
important station. The aaid Amarinal
Exhibition rs beginning to loo
TvTy promising, and, with tru
Yankee energy, everything is be
ing pushed forward with ieverisl
activity. Henry Ir ing is becomin
prominently connected with the Wei
come Council, and 20 ia Col. Hughes
Hallet', member of Parliament, VIII
married Miss Won Schomberg, Q
Philadelphia, Both these gentleme
have been comforting with Mr.. job
Robinson Whitley throughout th
week, on matters oil interest connecte
with the undertaking. The Offices {
the Exhibition itself are already con
pleted, and will be occupied befor
theend Of this month.
One OF the class OF papers here
nown as "penny dreadlus," is rup
ing a story with Buffalo Billn As N
70. While Mr.. Cody will undoabt
eddy appreciate thslfree advertis % b.
slowed upon him, be will as the SAM
fina ha anonaad at the naval advsr